JavaScript Date setUTCMinutes()
Example
Set the minutes to 17, according to UTC time:
const d = new Date("2025-01-15");
d.setUTCMinutes(17);
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d.setUTCMinutes(17);
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Description
The setUTCMinutes() method sets the minutes of a date object, according to UTC.
Notes
UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
UTC time is the same as GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).
Syntax
Date.setUTCMinutes(min, sec, millisec)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| min | Required. An integer representing the minutes.
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
|
| sec | Optional. An integer representing the seconds
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
|
| millisec | Optional. An integer representing the milliseconds
Expected values are 0-999, but other values are allowed:
|
Return Value
NONE
Changes the Date object in place.
More Examples
Example
Set the date time to be 90 minutes ago, using UTC methods:
const d = new Date();
d.setUTCMinutes(d.getUTCMinutes() - 90);
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d.setUTCMinutes(d.getUTCMinutes() - 90);
Browser Support
setUTCMinutes() is an ECMAScript1 (JavaScript 1997) feature.
It is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |